Another perfect day weather wise. After a face time conversation with Billy and Dean (at least I got a few cow kisses from Billy and he was impressed to hear that we’d spent 3 days on a train), we walked down to the river and an architectural cruise. It was very interesting and informative – the guide never stopped for ninety minutes with fact after fact about each building. Well worth the money. After all that learning we decided it must be “beer o’clock” and so made our way back to Navy Pier and another Oberon (seats in the shade thank goodness). 

We then caught the hop-on-hop-off bus back to the Willis building and walked down to Giardanos for some deep dish pizza. The guide had recommended it and she was right – it was delicious. Much different to any we get in England. We then caught the El (the elevated train) and went round the loop. Looked very run down but was very convenient and certainly stopped you getting caught in the traffic below. After the pizza we felt it was time for dessert and, as there is a Ghiradelli’s here, we felt we should go and make sure this outlet was as good as the original – you’ll be pleased to know it was. 

While eating our sundaes we watched a demonstration go passed against the police brutality against blacks. Large numbers of police accompanying it, cycling walking or on segways! The Chicago Police definitely have some novel ways of getting around! Walking back to the hotel there were literally hundreds of police around – standing on every street corner and in unmarked police cars. No idea why!